The Civil Rights Act of 1875

Alonzo J. Ransier

(January 3, 1834 — August 17, 1882) Ransier was a shipping clerk, equal rights advocate, and politician. Alonzo Ransier was born in Charleston, South Carolina and received limited schooling before became a shipping clerk in 1850. He served as a member of the State House of Representatives from 1868 to 1869 and as a member of the State constitutional convention in 1868 and 1869. He was a member of a convention of the Friends of Equal Rights at Charleston and was chosen to present the memorial from the convention to Congress. Ransier was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/R000060]

Member of South Carolina Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875 [this display].

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